Friday, 31 July 2009

First 50 km training ride...

...and I feel really good! Maybe this thing is doable after all.

The supremely crazy part of this idea is not so much that I’m doing it at all, but that I’m trying to do it in such a short time frame.

I reworked a somewhat shorter route that winds up going near Aged P’s house, which got me thinking that if I could just start at her place in the morning, that would knock 14 km off the ride. Then I thought “Wouldn’t it be nice if she could drive me to a starting place like north of Orangeville, it would knock another 80 km off my route.” Since the goal is really to get to Lake Huron, I’m totally happy with anything which saves me time and distance.

Then Aged P, who by the way is on record as thinking this trek is a Really Bad Idea but, since she is the best of Aged Ps, knows when to not go on about it, anyway Aged P asked out of the blue if I’d like to be picked up somewhere or dropped off! I love her!

Little does she know I’m planning on leaving at 4 am.

Next training ride tomorrow.

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Possibly one of the crazier ideas I've had...

I’m going to a friend’s cottage on Lake Huron, which is about 240 km away from Toronto. Since I don’t have a car, I thought I might try biking there. It will take me the better part of a day, and involves going over the Niagara Escarpment.

We’ll see how this pans out after the training rides. The big issue is that I not only have to get there, but get back too. No worries; I’ve got rental car phone numbers on speed dial…

First training ride tomorrow.

And she's off!

Ah..... bliss....